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Jeffries condemns Kimmel shutdown, demands FCC chair 'resign immediately' (www.politico.com)

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Congressional Democratic leaders called for Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr to resign “immediately” in a statement Thursday morning, after Disney indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show.

In a joint statement, signed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark (Mass.), Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) and other Democratic leaders, the group said Carr had engaged in “the corrupt abuse of power” by “forcing” ABC to “bend the knee” to President Donald Trump in canceling Kimmel’s show.

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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You still didn't specify anything that's within their power.

I ask again, specifically what can a minority party in Congress do to address the problem besides publicly condemning it?

Edit: if you disagree with me, it would be nice if you could actually answer my question instead of down voting. But I suspect it's because you don't have an actual rebuttal because there's absolutely nothing within the bounds of their power that they can do.